The potato side is called batata bhaji or potato bhaji. It is mild, lightly spiced and flavored with ginger and curry leaves. Lemon juice and fresh cilantro (coriander leaves) add some zing to the bhaji. In short, it is mild in taste yet very delicious and flavorful. It tastes even better when warm bhaji is served with puffed, hot puris. As you know that pooris are the classic, fried Indian puffy bread. It’s very versatile that goes well with savories and sweets. Check out the detailed post on how to make poori. The bhaji we get at the street food stalls or in restaurants has south Indian flavor. It comes from the addition of urad dal and curry leaves in the tempering and also the addition of onions. Restaurant people make just one versatile aloo bhaji and use the same as a stuffing in dosa. Here I have skipped the urad dal and onions to keep the authentic Maharashtrian style. This bhaji is no onion no garlic recipe. I have already shared another version of batata bhaji where onions are added. You can choose any bhaji recipe to serve with puri. Different versions:
Aloo puri – North Indian (Punjabi) style, gravy version of spicy aloo curry served with poori.Poori masala – South Indian style, gravy version of mild potato masala curry served with poori.Bedmi aloo with poori – UP style (popular in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh), spicy, strongly flavored potato curry served with urad dal poori.
Step By Step Photo Instructions:
Making Dough: Making Bhaji: Making Poori:
Serving Ideas:
Serve puri bhaji as a breakfast or brunch. If you cannot eat heavy food in the morning like me then enjoy it as a dinner or lunch. Have some mango pickle or kachumber on the side to make it a complete meal. Make some dal-rice on the side. Thus you can cut down the portion of poori (indulging food) in your meal.Instead of having bhaji with poori, you can have roti or paratha.
Check out more Indian breakfast recipesAloo paratha // Upma recipe // Poha recipe // Methi thepla // Besan cheela // Dal pakwan Did you try this poori bhaji recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comment section below.
